How to get the direct link to an image in my Google Photos?

I want to add an image stored in my Google Photos. How can I get the direct link to an image in my Google Photos? The links I copied are not direct.

As an alternative, if your content is freely licensed, I would recommend uploading your photos to Wikimedia Commons or archive.org and using them from there. These are trustworhy not-for-profits that will likely be around for a long time.

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At this time Google actively changes its image service behavior. Now, there is not any algorithms how to receive direct and permanent links to your shared photos. The URLs are received by the right-button click, like https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/(LONGLONGCODE. )=w800-h600-no , are temporary and live one-two days and then will be closed.

You can try new Google service - Google Archive Album. This service was created as holder for albums from the deleted Picasa service. But it contains photos and albums from Google Photo too. The Google Archive Album have two greats advantages:

• links are much shorter the from those of Google Photos,
• this links are permanent!

For working with Google Archive Album you need to follow rules:

1. create standard (NOT PUBLIC) album in Google Photos.
2. go to Google Archive Album and make sure that you see the new album.
3. add to album required photos and only now change its type to the public by creating the shared link to it.
4. again go to Google Archive Album, open your album.
5. click on first photo.
6. right-clink on photo image and copy link to the clipboard.
7. insert received link where you need.
8. repeat steps 5-7 for others photos.
9. voilà!

But how long time Google Archive Album will working I don't know :(

P.S.: If you don't know - URL links from Google Photos and Google Archive Album can be tuned. For detail reads the special site.

UPDATE: Google Album Archive has been shutdown, so this method doesn't work anymore!